MARYLANDMalwareHealthcareHealthcareCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryHealth (basic)Identity (basic)HighResolved

LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH, INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Mar 1, 2018

Filed

May 15, 2018

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

538,127

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

94%

Full breach record for LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH, INC. →3 incidents on file

LifeBridge Health, Inc. (MD) reported to HHS OCR on 2018-05-15 a Hacking/IT Incident (malware attack on a network server hosting electronic medical records) affecting 538,127 individuals. An unauthorized person accessed the server on September 27, 2016; the breach was not discovered until March 2018. PHI involved included demographic and clinical information. OCR reviewed compliance with Privacy and Security Rules and obtained assurances of corrective actions, including increased password controls and contingency/disaster-recovery procedures.

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HIPAA clockDiscovered Mar 1, 2018 → Notified May 15, 2018✓ HHS notified11 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 520 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 75 days

Sep 27, 2016

Begins

Mar 1, 2018

Discovered

May 15, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_018a5d74fcf1990d2018-05-15Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_20891729614f0a562018-05-15Verified
Montana State AGbd_de2bd6722c2d1ac42018-05-15Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f6a45ced5be4c4852018-05-15Verified

Name: LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH, INC.
norm: lifebridge health
Domain: lifebridgehealth.org
Industry: Health Care Services

Name: LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH, INC.
norm: lifebridge health
Domain: lifebridgehealth.org
Industry: Health Care Services
Industry: Healthcaresource default

Discovered: Mar 1, 2018
Breach occurred: Sep 27, 2016
Undetected for: 520 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 15, 2018
Affected individuals: 538,127nationwide
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)
HHS breach type: Hacking / IT incident
Where the data lived: Network server
Covered-entity type: Healthcare provider
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: HHS OCR reviewed the CE's policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the Privacy and Security Rules; OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented corrective actions.

During the incident: Implemented policies and procedures for contingency planning, data backup, disaster recovery, and emergency mode operations.
Implemented increased password controls.
Provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
Changes made: Contingency planning policy implementation
Data backup and disaster recovery procedures
Emergency mode operations policy
Increased password controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(75 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: HHS notified
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
HIPAA
Discovered: Mar 1, 2018
→ Notified: May 15, 2018
— regulatory submission HHS notified

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
HIPAA	Discovered: Mar 1, 2018 → Notified: May 15, 2018	—	regulatory submission	HHS notified

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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California State AGMay 15 · first

Massachusetts State AGMay 15 · first

Montana State AGMay 15 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 15 · first

HHS OCRMay 15 · first · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: May 15, 2018
Raw hash: bfa0357f34f2a953780c84618567184050460150f1538134da8b6792267796a4

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Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityLIFEBRIDGE HEALTH, INC.

Victim entityLIFEBRIDGE HEALTH, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Mar 1, 2018

Stated responseImplemented policies and procedures for contingency planning, data backup, disaster recovery, and emergency mode operations.

ComplianceHHS notified

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceocrportal.hhs.gov

Source filing